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Ranked by U.S News & World Report as one of the top public universities (master's) in the region, Ramapo College of New Jersey is sometimes mistaken for a private college. This is, in part, due to its unique interdisciplinary academic structure, its size of approximately 5,700 students, and its pastoral setting in the foothills of the Ramapo Mountains on the New Jersey/New York border.
Established in 1969, Ramapo College offers bachelor's degrees in the arts, business, humanities, social sciences, as well as in professional studies, which include nursing and social work. In addition, Ramapo College offers courses leading to teacher certification at the elementary and secondary levels. The College also offers three graduate programs as well as joint degree programs as well as several joint degree programs.
The campus includes modern academic buildings with state-of-the-art computer centers' a student life building with FM radio station, dining halls, campus store, and meeting rooms; a library with electronic research facilities' an administration building; the Bill Bradley Sports and Recreation Center with a state-of-the-art arena, an auxiliary gym with running track, fitness center, indoor pool, and climbing wall; other athletic facilities including playing fields and twelve lighted tennis courts; and housing for 3,000 student in residence halls and apartments. Every residence hall is wire for voice, video, and data. Each resident has his or her own telephone with voice mail, cable access, and a dataport, which provides access to e-mail, the Intranet and Internet, the George T. Potter Library catalogs, and up-to-date software applications.
